Researcher and surgeon Roger Olofsson Bagge receives $ 75,000 in a prestigious grant from the world’s largest organization for cancer research, the American Association for Cancer Research AACR. The study could lead to the world’s first effective treatment for a very aggressive, but rare form of cancer. It is a long-term follow-up study of an advanced treatment for the cancerous eye melanoma with liver metastases. The treatment involves decoupling the patient’s liver and rinsing it with large amounts of cytotoxic drugs. Roger Olofsson Bagge is an associate professor at the Institute of Clinical Sciences and leads a research group affiliated with the Wallenberg Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM).

The distribution of the ALF educational funds, announced at the end of last year, has been decided. The four projects that receive funding are all linked to clinical training within the medical program.

• Katarina Jood: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) for learning during the medical program’s clinical training
  – pilot studies prior to implementation
• Matilda Liljedahl: Primary care as a learning environment for medical students – an observational study
• Maria Henningsson: Peer supervision as a method for developing medical doctors’ supervision of students: a qualitative study
• Paulin Andréll: Interprofessional simulation-based training and resilience-focused debriefing for effective teamwork and increased patient safety

The Swedish Cancer Society announces research funding for cancer prevention. The project must focus on primary prevention, in order to provide knowledge or measures that can counteract or prevent individuals from developing cancer. Researchers from different disciplines may apply for studies of 1) factors that affect the risk of developing cancer, 2) interactions between such factors, as well as their associated mechanisms of action and biomarkers, and 3) implementation of knowledge of already known factors to achieve effective primary prevention in society. Applicants must have defended their doctoral thesis after 1 July 2006, but not hold the position of lecturer or professor. Application deadline is June 15. Read more (in Swedish): https://www.cancerfonden.se/forskning/for-forskare/sok-anslag-for-forskare/anvisningar-fellowship-i-cancerforskning-inom-primarprevention

Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s extensive process for being accredited as a Comprehensive Cancer Center has reached a milestone, through the extensive screening of activities linked to cancer care that has just been submitted to the OECI, Organization of European Cancer Institutes. The screening has resulted in a large amount of material, both quantitative information on, for example, how many patients have been treated, and qualitative information on, for example, strategic plans for care and research. Within a few weeks, the OECI will announce whether SU can proceed with the next step in the process.

The Gelin Foundation was founded by Njurförbundet Västsverige in April 1981, with the aim of supporting research on kidney replacement treatment with a focus on transplantation. The foundation honors Professor Lars-Erik Gelin, who took the initiative for the transplant unit at Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg, which under his leadership became one of the world’s largest. During its 40 years, transplant research has received almost 15 million from the Gelin Foundation. One of the researchers who receives support is Professor Michael Olausson, who has devoted his professional life to research and transplant surgery. The Gelin Foundation is currently funding a project, which can extend the time span between a kidney being taken from a deceased donor until the recipient is transplanted.

As decided on the Faculty Board meeting on 31 March, the departments of earth sciences and conservation will also move their Gothenburg-based operations to Natrium, the Faculty of Science’s new building adjacent to Medicinarelängan. A couple of years ago it was decided that the departments of biology and environmental science, chemistry and molecular biology, marine sciences and the faculty office will move into Natrium and now it is clear that the departments of earth sciences and cultural conservation will leave Geovetarcentrum and move in when the building is completed in 2023.

When we process personal data for research purposes, we need to take into account, among other things, the legal basis, consent, information to the research participants, sharing and deletion of data, and security. The lecture GDPR for researchers is about rules and safety that you need to be aware of when you work with research at the University of Gothenburg. This lecture is divided into nine information films that you can watch when it suits you. The films are in English, and between 5 and 10 minutes long. You can find the films here: https://www.medarbetarportalen.gu.se/diarieforing-arkivering-och-personuppgiftsbehandling/rutiner-for-behandling-av-personuppgifter/utbildning-och-informationsmaterial/gdpr-for-researchers/

You who work with student administration can also register for the course GDPR in the field of education (given in Swedish): https://kompetensutveckling.gu.se/seminar/detail/4287

On April 12th-16th, the University of Gothenburg will host EUTOPIA Week for the first time – digitally of course. EUTOPIA Week takes place twice a year and is a forum where the six European universities that are part of the EUTOPIA Alliance meet to discuss current issues important for higher education. The week provides access to a broad program of sessions and workshops aimed at researchers, teachers and administrative staff, as well as students who are interested in issues important to higher education. You must register for the sessions you want to participate in: https://www.gu.se/en/eutopia-week-spring-2021 

The faculty call for project-bound doctoral student positions and 2-year postdoctoral positions now opens. Ten projects can be funded. The distribution between project-bound doctoral and postdoctoral positions is determined by application pressure and is measured as a percentage of the number of applications received. Priorities are made by a faculty-wide assessment committee. Note that you cannot be the main person responsible for both an application for a doctoral student position and a postdoctoral position in the same call.

Deadlines:

• May 6th, 2021, the application must be submitted to the designated contact person at the institute.
• May 20th, 2021, the institute’s approved applications must be received by the Faculty office.
  Instructions for what to enter and how, can be found in the respective announcement text:
  • Project-bound doctoral student positions: https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/sahlgrenskaakademin/forskarutbildning/handbok/projektbundna-doktorandplatser/
  • Project-bound postdoctoral positions: https://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/sahlgrenskaakademin/forskningsstod/utlysning-postdoktortjanster/

Time to make sure that 2020 publications are registered in the GUP database. The University of Gothenburg’s research is reported in the University’s annual report, through statistics from the GUP database (University of Gothenburg’s publications). Register all scientific publications, published in 2020, no later than Tuesday, May 3rd, 2021. Remember especially to provide complete and accurate information for author affiliation, publication year, ISBN / ISSN and doi, from the original publication.
Publications lists of institutions and individual researchers can be found in the GUP database under the Publications tab or via the GU web. Use this page to log on to register publications: https://gup.ub.gu.se/login

• Questions? GUP support: gup@ub.gu.se or 031-786 66 71.